‘The Hillsborough inquest took two years and a million pages of evidence. Two of the lawyers involved explain that, despite the scale of the task, they were determined to put the deceased and their families at the heart of the case.’
Legal Voice, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘A prison officer who kissed and fondled an inmate during an affair behind bars has been jailed for six months.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Local authorities and regeneration bodies can expect greater scrutiny to be placed on their decisions to override third party rights in land on public interest grounds under new UK planning laws that came into effect in the summer.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Fewer than a third of regulatory bodies have policies to deal with ‘revolving door’ issues where staff move between the organisation and the entities or profession it regulates, a report by the Committee on Standards in Public Life has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st September 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Home Office has confirmed that where it holds the passport of a migrant who wishes to sit the Secure English Language Test (SELT) it will either return the passport to enable the migrant to sit the SELT or will confirm directly with the SELT centre that the passport is held and is genuine.’
Free Movement, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘A chef who pulled down the trousers of a teenager in a pub has been ordered to sign the sex offenders’ register.’
The Independent, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who was told he had to give police 24 hours’ notice before having sex has won a bid to get the order lifted, and must now inform them “as soon as is reasonably practicable” if he wants to have a sexual relationship.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government’s promised “rehabilitation revolution” in England and Wales is “far from complete”, an influential committee of MPs has said.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Women’s groups and police are looking at ways of making it easier to report offences.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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